Multiple kinds of bacteria can cause this dangerous condition. — -- A potentially deadly bacteria made headlines again this week after a Florida man reportedly died from an infection related to ...

A Florida father's dream getaway to a popular island destination ended in intensive care after a minor scratch on his ankle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis — in which the infected flesh dies — keeps sickening people, especially in Florida ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just ...

Epidemiologic evidence demonstrates that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in up to 10% of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. Previous studies have also shown that antibiotic exposure increases ...

Johns Hopkins researchers report they have figured out a root cause of the lung damage that occurs in up to 10 percent of premature infants who develop necrotizing enterocolitis, a disorder that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two people have died from eating raw oysters that were contaminated with a flesh-eating bacteria, Louisiana health officials said.

Flesh-eating bacteria entered Brian Roush's body through a scratch on his ankle ...